Finnish
Etymology
From ranskan (“Frenchman, frank”, archaic) + maa (“land, country”) or Ranskan (“France's”) + maa. Compare Suomenmaa (“Finland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑnskɑnˌmɑː/, [ˈrɑ̝ns̠kɑ̝mˌmɑ̝ː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Syllabification(key): Rans‧kan‧maa
- Hyphenation(key): Ranskan‧maa
Proper noun
Ranskanmaa (dated)
- (poetic or colloquial) synonym of Ranska: France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Ranskanmaa" is Ranskanmaalla.
| Inflection of Ranskanmaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Ranskanmaa
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—
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| genitive
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Ranskanmaan
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—
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| partitive
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Ranskanmaata
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—
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| illative
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Ranskanmaahan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ranskanmaa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranskanmaa
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—
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| gen.
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Ranskanmaan
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| genitive
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Ranskanmaan
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—
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| partitive
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Ranskanmaata
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—
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| inessive
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Ranskanmaassa
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—
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| elative
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Ranskanmaasta
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—
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| illative
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Ranskanmaahan
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—
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| adessive
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Ranskanmaalla
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—
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| ablative
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Ranskanmaalta
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—
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| allative
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Ranskanmaalle
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—
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| essive
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Ranskanmaana
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—
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| translative
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Ranskanmaaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Ranskanmaatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ranskanmaani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranskanmaani
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—
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| gen.
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Ranskanmaani
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| genitive
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Ranskanmaani
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—
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| partitive
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Ranskanmaatani
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—
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| inessive
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Ranskanmaassani
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—
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| elative
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Ranskanmaastani
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—
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| illative
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Ranskanmaahani
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—
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| adessive
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Ranskanmaallani
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—
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| ablative
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Ranskanmaaltani
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—
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| allative
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Ranskanmaalleni
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—
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| essive
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Ranskanmaanani
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—
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| translative
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Ranskanmaakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Ranskanmaattani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ranskanmaasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranskanmaasi
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—
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| gen.
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Ranskanmaasi
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| genitive
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Ranskanmaasi
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—
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| partitive
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Ranskanmaatasi
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—
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| inessive
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Ranskanmaassasi
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—
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| elative
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Ranskanmaastasi
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—
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| illative
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Ranskanmaahasi
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—
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| adessive
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Ranskanmaallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Ranskanmaaltasi
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—
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| allative
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Ranskanmaallesi
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—
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| essive
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Ranskanmaanasi
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—
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| translative
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Ranskanmaaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Ranskanmaattasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ranskanmaamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranskanmaamme
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—
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| gen.
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Ranskanmaamme
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| genitive
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Ranskanmaamme
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—
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| partitive
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Ranskanmaatamme
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—
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| inessive
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Ranskanmaassamme
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—
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| elative
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Ranskanmaastamme
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—
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| illative
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Ranskanmaahamme
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—
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| adessive
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Ranskanmaallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Ranskanmaaltamme
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—
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| allative
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Ranskanmaallemme
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—
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| essive
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Ranskanmaanamme
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—
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| translative
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Ranskanmaaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Ranskanmaattamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ranskanmaanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranskanmaanne
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—
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| gen.
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Ranskanmaanne
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| genitive
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Ranskanmaanne
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—
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| partitive
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Ranskanmaatanne
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—
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| inessive
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Ranskanmaassanne
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—
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| elative
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Ranskanmaastanne
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—
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| illative
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Ranskanmaahanne
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—
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| adessive
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Ranskanmaallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Ranskanmaaltanne
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—
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| allative
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Ranskanmaallenne
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—
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| essive
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Ranskanmaananne
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—
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| translative
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Ranskanmaaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Ranskanmaattanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ranskanmaansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranskanmaansa
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—
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| gen.
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Ranskanmaansa
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| genitive
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Ranskanmaansa
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—
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| partitive
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Ranskanmaataan
Ranskanmaatansa
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—
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| inessive
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Ranskanmaassaan
Ranskanmaassansa
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—
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| elative
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Ranskanmaastaan
Ranskanmaastansa
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—
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| illative
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Ranskanmaahansa
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—
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| adessive
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Ranskanmaallaan
Ranskanmaallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Ranskanmaaltaan
Ranskanmaaltansa
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—
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| allative
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Ranskanmaalleen
Ranskanmaallensa
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—
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| essive
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Ranskanmaanaan
Ranskanmaanansa
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—
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| translative
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Ranskanmaakseen
Ranskanmaaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Ranskanmaattaan
Ranskanmaattansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Derived terms
See also